Lord of the Rings in Arrowtown
Arrowtown residents embraced the filming of Lord of the Rings. The Ford of Bruinen was located just upstream of the town and it was here that Arwen Evenstar, daughter of Elrond, carried the injured and dying Frodo across the river on horseback with the Black Riders close behind. The gushing Arrow River and its bush-clad walkways is an internationally preferred site for location filming of movies and commercials. It’s also a photographer’s dream.
The Fellowship of the Ring
If you park in the area just behind the main street and then walk down to the river bank, you'll see the location where Arwen, with Frodo on the back, was riding away from the Nazgûl.